Box Trap
| Box Trap | |
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| Class | Fishing and Trapping |
| Weight | 5 |
| Trap Strength | 15 |
| Catches |
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| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 1, Trapping: 2 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TrapBox
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| Crafting XP | 5 XP (Carpentry) |
The Box Trap is a wooden trap for catching small animals. It takes Rabbits, Raccoons and Squirrels, and it is one of the first sturdy traps a new trapper can build.
It suits a survivor starting out in Trapping. The build needs only a saw, a hammer, planks and nails, and both tools stay in the inventory. Its strength is that cheap recipe. Its cost is weight, since a trap this heavy is awkward to haul to a distant spot.
The trap is built from Plank and Nails. It also turns up rarely in garages, closets, attics and living rooms. The Fishing Guide is the best occupation for fishing and trapping. It starts with the most Fishing skill. For Trapping, the Park Ranger starts strongest.
Using
The trap is placed on the ground and baited, then left alone. Animals come to it at night, roughly from early evening until just before dawn. A trap left out during those hours has the best chance of a catch.
Rabbits and Raccoons each give it a fair chance of a catch. Squirrels come a little less often. The trap is a good all round choice for wooded edges where all three animals live.
Making it uses the Make Box Trap recipe. It needs any saw, a hammer, four Plank and seven Nails. The builder needs Carpentry level 1 and Trapping level 2, and the recipe must be learned first. Magazine: Wildlife Preserve teaches it, and the Park Ranger occupation and the Hunter trait start with it known.
The Cage Trap does the same job better. It catches all three animals more often and is a sturdier trap. It costs Wire and Trapping level 3 instead of wood and nails. The Snare Trap is weaker than the Box Trap, and the Crate Trap catches Squirrels a little more often.
Trapping
The animals the Box Trap can take, with the base chance before bait and skill, the hours they are about and what the catch becomes.
| Animal | Chance | Hours | Catch | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit | 30% | 19:00 to 5:00 | Dead Rabbit | 
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/additem Base.DeadRabbit
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| Raccoon | 30% | 19:00 to 5:00 | Dead Rabbit |
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/additem Base.DeadRabbit
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| Squirrel | 25% | 19:00 to 5:00 | Dead Squirrel | 
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/additem Base.DeadSquirrel
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How to Craft Box Trap
Each recipe that makes the Box Trap is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Box Trap
The Make Box Trap recipe makes the Box Trap. It needs Carpentry level 1, Trapping level 2. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacksaw | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
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| Claw Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
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| Plank | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.Plank
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| Nails | 
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7x | No | /additem Base.Nails
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Locations
The trap is a rare find in loot. Garage storage is the likeliest place, and even there it shows up less than one time in fifty. Closets, attics, halls and living rooms hold one only now and then. Storage units turn one up very rarely. Building it from wood is far more reliable than searching for one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Garage storage | Other | 1.8% |
| Closet | Other | 0.9% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.4% |
| Attic | Other | 0.4% |
| Closet | Locker | 0.4% |
| Hall | Other | 0.4% |
| Living room | Locker | 0.4% |
| Living room | Other | 0.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Storage unit | Other | 0.1% |
Notes
- Animals visit at night, so a trap set in the evening has the best odds.
- The saw and hammer used to build it are kept.
- The Cage Trap is the upgrade once Trapping reaches level 3.
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